Independent Spirit Award for Best Male LeadCheck all the winners of Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead. |
| Year | Winner | Winner Work | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 |
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Matthew McConaughey | Dallas Buyers Club |
| 2013 |
|
John Hawkes | The Sessions |
| 2012 |
|
Jean Dujardin | The Artist |
| 2011 |
|
James Franco | 127 Hours |
| 2010 |
|
Jeff Bridges | Crazy Heart |
| 2009 |
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Mickey Rourke | The Wrestler |
| 2008 |
|
Philip Seymour Hoffman | The Savages |
| 2007 |
|
Ryan Gosling | Half Nelson |
| 2006 |
|
Philip Seymour Hoffman | Capote |
| 2005 |
|
Paul Giamatti | Sideways |
| 2004 |
|
Bill Murray | Lost in Translation |
| 2003 |
|
Derek Luke | Antwone Fisher |
| 2002 |
|
Tom Wilkinson | In the Bedroom |
| 2001 |
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Javier Bardem | Before Night Falls |
| 2000 |
|
Richard Farnsworth | The Straight Story |
| 1999 |
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Ian McKellen | Gods and Monsters |
| 1998 |
|
Robert Duvall | The Apostle |
| 1997 |
|
William H. Macy | Fargo |
| 1996 |
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Sean Penn | Dead Man Walking |
| 1995 |
|
Samuel L. Jackson | Pulp Fiction |
| 1994 |
|
Jeff Bridges | American Heart |
| 1993 |
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Harvey Keitel | Bad Lieutenant |
| 1992 |
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River Phoenix | My Own Private Idaho |
| 1991 |
|
Danny Glover | To Sleep with Anger |
| 1990 |
|
Matt Dillon | Drugstore Cowboy |
| 1989 |
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Edward James Olmos | Stand and Deliver |
| 1988 |
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Dennis Quaid | The Big Easy |
| 1987 |
|
James Woods | Salvador |
| 1986 |
|
M. Emmet Walsh | Blood Simple |
